At Will Employment
provision found in many employment contracts
which suggest the employees works at the will of the employer; employers insert
in order to avoid claims of termination in breach of contract, breach of the
covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or discrimination.
Attached
1) referring to two buildings which are
connected, or equipment which is solidly incorporated into a structure 2)
referring to money or an object which is taken by court order based on a sworn
claim by a plaintiff that the owner-defendant being sued may soon depart to
avoid payment of the debt
Attachment
the seizing of money or property prior to
getting a judgment in court, in contemplation that the plaintiff will win at
trial and will require the money or property to cover the judgment; a temporary
attachment may be allowed by court order without both parties being present
based on a declaration of the party wanting the attachment that there is clear
proof that the defendant is going to flee
Attempt
to actually try to commit a crime and have the ability to do so; the attempt
becomes a crime in itself, and usually means one really tried to commit the
crime, but failed through no decision or fault of their own
Attest
1) to confirm that something is genuine 2) to bear witness that someone actually
signed a document such as a will
Attestation
the act of witnessing a signature for the
purpose of declaring that a document was properly signed and declared by the
signer to be his or her signature
Attorney
1) an agent or someone authorized to act for another 2) a person who has been
qualified by a state or federal court to provide legal services, including
appearing in court; each state has a bar examination which is a qualifying test
to practice law
Attorney At Law
the official title of a lawyer in many countries
Attorney General
highest ranking legal officer of the government in each state and the federal
government; the federal Attorney General is chief of the Department of Justice
appointed by the President with confirmation required by the Senate, and a
member of the Cabinet
Attorney In Fact
someone specifically named by another through a written "power of attorney" to
act for that person in the conduct of the appointer's business